The Oil Palm - Elaeis Guineensis - has been used for it's oil for thousands of years, attested by the discovery of an earthenware
jar containing traces of Palm Oil withinin an Egyptian tomb dated at over 5,000 years old.
Growing Location
The Oil Palm is widely grown in Malaysia and Indonesia on a commercial basis along with other Equatorial countries.
Product Uses
Palm oil is today recognised as a versatile and nutritious oil, high in vitamins and antioxidants and trans-fat free.
Palm Oil is refined into two seperate products, the liquid Olein which is mainly used as a cooking and frying oil and
Stearin - it's solid form - extensively used in food processing. Around 80% of Olein produced is used as food,
with it's low linoleic acid content, high antioxidant levels and it's ability to be less prone to oxidation and/or deterioration
the food uses of the versatile Palmolein are wide rangeing.
Product Availability
Multifry currently supplies refined and deodorised (R.D.) Palmolein in: -
23 kilo plastics or tins
190 kilo new steel/plastic or recon drums
ibcs filled to 900k, 920k or more
often than not 950 kilos nett.
